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Flash report, December 2021

Jan 12, 2022

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production up 2.4% and sales down 1.6% in December
On January 12, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of December, 2021.
From the perspective of annual performance, vehicle production and sales in 2021 registered a year-over-year (y/y) increase, putting an end to the three consecutive years of decline since 2018. New Energy Vehicle (NEV) became the brightest star, having deliveries of more than 3.5 million units, increasing its market share to 13.4%. China’s car exports delivered excellent performance, with annual exports exceeding 2 million units. The market share of Chinese car brands topped 44%.
The CAAM predicts that the auto market will continue to present steady growth in 2022. The annual production and sales performance next year will be better than that of 2021.
Overall vehicle production in December totaled 2.907 million units, reflecting a 2.4% y/y increase, while sales totaled 2.786 million units, reflecting a 1.6% y/y decrease. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through December were 26.082 million units and 26.275 million units, up by 3.4% and 3.8% y/y, respectively.
In December, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 2.527 million units and 2.422 million units, up by 8.4% and 2.0% y/y, respectively. Passenger vehicle production for the January to December period totaled 21.408 million units, up by 7.1% y/y, while sales were 21.482 million units, up by 6.5% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in December totaled 380,000 units, reflecting a 25.3% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle sales were 364,000 units, reflecting a 20.1% y/y decrease. The period from January through December has recorded a total of 4.674 million units and 4.793 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes, respectively, reflecting a y/y decrease of 10.7% and 6.6%.
In December, NEV production reached 518,000 units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase, while sales reached 531,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales reached 434,000 units and 448,000 units respectively, both reflecting a 110% y/y increase. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production was 84,000 units, reflecting a 160% y/y increase, while sales were 82,000 units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 627 units and 486 units respectively, up by 140% and 110% y/y respectively.
For the period from January to December, NEV production and sales volumes were 3.545 million units and 3.521 million units, up by 159.5% and 157.5% y/y respectively. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 2.942 million units and 2.916 million units, up by 170% and 160% y/y. PHV production and sales were 601,000 units and 603,000 units, up by 130% and 140% y/y, respectively. FCV production and sales both reached 2,000 units, presenting a y/y growth.
Overall vehicle exports in December reached 223,000 units, reflecting a 54% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 187,000 units, reflecting a 61.2% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 36,000 units, reflecting a 25.0% y/y increase. Total exports of the January to December period were 2.015 million units, reflecting a 101.1% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 1.614 million units, up by 110% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 402,000 units, up by 70.7% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Dec. 2021			Jan.-Dec. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	112.6	40.4	7.5	993.4	37.8	7.1
MPV	11.3	4.1	-20.8	105.5	4.0	0.1
SUV	114.1	41.0	0.3	1,010.1	38.4	6.8
Mini Van	4.1	1.5	-11.8	39.1	1.5	0.8
Passenger Cars Total	242.2	86.9	2.0	2,148.2	81.8	6.5
Commercial Vehicles Total	36.4	13.1	-20.1	479.3	18.2	-6.6
Grand Total	278.6	100.0	-1.6	2,627.5	100.0	3.8

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Dec. 2021			Jan.-Dec. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	115.16	47.6	10.4	971.84	45.3	24.3
Japanese brands	46.56	19.2	-11.6	453.38	21.1	-4.6
German brands	44.44	18.4	-2.7	431.46	20.1	-10.6
American brands	27.56	11.4	6.4	218.32	10.2	13.3
Korean brands	6.09	2.5	-17.9	52.39	2.4	-25.0
French brands	2.00	0.8	90.3	13.98	0.7	142.6

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Dec. 2021			Jan.-Dec. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	117.9	40.6	13.2	990.8	38.0	7.8
MPV	12.8	4.4	2.4	107.3	4.1	6.1
SUV	117.1	40.3	4.8	1,003.0	38.5	6.7
Mini Van	4.9	1.7	3.2	39.7	1.5	0.6
Passenger Cars Total	252.7	86.9	8.4	2,140.8	82.1	7.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	38.0	13.1	-25.3	467.4	17.9	-10.7
Grand Total	290.7	100.0	2.4	2,608.2	100.0	3.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Dec. 2021	Dec. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Dec. 2021	Jan.- Dec. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINIEV	55,742	32,097	73.7%	426,482	126,603	236.9%
2	VW	Lavida	35,905	36,369	-1.3%	391,362	417,324	-6.2%
3	Haval	Haval H6	42,787	55,632	-23.1%	370,438	376,864	-1.7%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	31,200	32,826	-5.0%	323,242	350,310	-7.7%
5	Changan/Chana	CS75	15,163	24,011	-36.8%	281,862	266,824	5.6%
6	Tesla	Model 3	30,289	23,804	27.2%	272,947	121,389	124.9%
7	Buick	Excelle GT	21,407	42,233	-49.3%	263,017	295,857	-11.1%
8	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	38,393	39,184	-2.0%	255,184	261,914	-2.6%
9	Nissan	14th Sylphy/Sylphy	21,207	33,778	-37.2%	250,376	259,765	-3.6%
10	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	25,521	28,561	-10.6%	249,774	282,960	-11.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Dec. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	15.6	-34.9%
2	Geely Automobile	14.2	-0.5%
3	SAIC VW	14.1	-13.3%
4	SAIC-GM-Wuling	13.3	-12.7%
5	Great Wall	12.5	2.5%
6	Dongfeng Nissan	11.4	-20.9%
7	FAW Toyota	10.6	27.3%
8	SAIC GM	10.3	-36.5%
9	GAC Toyota	10.0	34.4%
10	BYD Auto	9.8	77.8%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for December 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for December 2021.
Toyota sold 229,200 units in December in China, reflecting a 26.2% year-over-year (y/y) increase. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to December totaled 1,944,000 units, reflecting an 8.2% y/y increase.
On January 6, Honda announced that its December sales were 168,663 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 19.2%, owing to the shortage in auto parts supply. YTD sales totaled 1,561,540 units, reflecting a 4.0% y/y decrease. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 21,859 units in December. YTD sales of these models were 233,801 units. In 2021, the cumulative vehicle sales of the CR-V SUV exceeded 200,000 units. Five other models achieved an annual sale of more than 150,000 units, including the Accord sedan, the Vezel SUV, the Breeze SUV, the XR-V SUV, and the Civic sedan.
On January 6, Nissan announced that it sold 133,803 units in December, reflecting a 20.8% y/y decrease in sales, owing to external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and cross-industry raw material shortages. YTD sales totaled 1,381,494 units, reflecting a 5.2% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan increased in December.
On January 6, Mazda announced that sales in December reached 14,590 units, down by 36.1% y/y. YTD sales totaled 183,953 units, reflecting a 14.3% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Dec. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Dec. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	229,200	26.20%	1,944,000	8.20%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jan. 11. 2022
Nissan	133,803	-20.80%	1,381,494	-5.20%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Jan. 7. 2022
Honda	168,663	-19.2%	1,561,540	-4.0%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Jan. 7. 2022
Mazda	14,590	-36.1%	183,953	-14.30%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jan. 11. 2022
Mitsubishi	6,611	-35.0%	70,249	-12.5%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jan. 31. 2022
Subaru	1,128	-50.8%	16,768	-25.0%	Retail Sales	Jan. 31. 2022

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, November 2021

Dec 10, 2021

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 9.3% and 9.1%, respectively, in November
On December 10, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of November, 2021.
In November 2021, China’s macro-economy was in a stable state. The lack of power supply had been slightly mitigated, along with the fall in price of raw materials. The automotive industry was struggling to overcome the impact exerted by numerous factors such as chip supply shortage, outbreak of scattered COVID-19 cases, and adjustments to policies and regulations. The overall situation of vehicle production and sales was better than what was expected at the beginning of the month.
In November 2021, production and sales both kept declining year-over-year (y/y). Passenger vehicle production and sales achieved month-over-month (m/m) growth. Owing to factors such as the implementation of China VI emissions standard and the policy adjustments for “light trucks with a blue plate” (for example, the total weight standard of “a light truck with a blue plate” has been increased, which means more freight can be transported), consumers were sitting on the fence, which resulted in a sharp y/y decline in production and sales. However, NEV (New Energy Vehicle) production and sales hit a record high again. From January to November, cumulative NEV production exceeded 3 million units, while its sales volume were approximately 3 million units. Vehicle exports in November have maintained a rapid growth y/y. Chinese-branded passenger vehicles continued to increase their share for eight consecutive months.
Looking ahead to December, regardless of the stable automotive consumption needs, there are still uncertainties about the supply. Factors such as the chip supply shortage, power cuts in various regions at the end of the year, and scattered COVID-19 cases in local areas have increased the potential supply chain risk of the automotive industry. In conclusion, vehicle production and sales in 2021 is expected to be slightly higher compared with 2020.
Overall vehicle production in November totaled 2.585 million units, reflecting a 9.3% y/y decrease, while sales totaled 2.522 million units, reflecting a 9.1% y/y decrease. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through November were 23.172 million units and 23.489 million units, up by 3.5% and 4.5% y/y, respectively.
In November, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 2.231 million units and 2.192 million units, representing a 4.3% and 4.7% y/y decrease, respectively. Passenger vehicle production for the January to November period totaled 18.879 million units, up by 6.9% y/y, while sales were 19.060 million units, up by 7.1% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in November totaled 353,000 units, reflecting a 31.9% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle sales were 330,000 units, reflecting a 30.3% y/y decrease. The period from January through November has recorded a total of 4.293 million units and 4.429 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes, respectively, reflecting a y/y decrease of 9.1% and 5.3%.
In November, NEV production reached 457,000 units, reflecting a 130% y/y increase, while sales reached 450,000 units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 372,000 units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase, while sales were 361,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production was 85,000 units, reflecting a 160% y/y increase, while sales were 89,000 units, reflecting a 170% y/y increase. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 212 units and 147 units respectively, down by 26.4% and 49.3% y/y respectively.
For the period from January to November, NEV production and sales volumes were 3.023 million units and 2.99 million units, both reflecting a 170% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 2.504 million units and 2.466 million units, up by 180% and 170% y/y. PHV production and sales were 517,000 units and 522,000 units, up by 130% and 140% y/y. FCV production and sales both reached 1,000 units, up by 23.0% and 16.0% y/y, respectively.
Overall vehicle exports in November reached 200,000 units, reflecting a 59.1% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 170,000 units, reflecting a 71.2% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 30,000 units, reflecting a 13.0% y/y increase. Total exports of the January to November period were 1.793 million units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 1.427 million units, up by 120% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 366,000 units, up by 77.0% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Nov. 2021			Jan.-Nov. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	100.9	40.0	-3.3	880.9	37.5	7.1
MPV	10.8	4.3	-14.7	94.2	4.0	3.4
SUV	103.6	41.1	-5.0	895.9	38.1	7.6
Mini Van	3.9	1.5	-0.8	35.0	1.5	2.6
Passenger Cars Total	219.2	86.9	-4.7	1,906.0	81.1	7.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	33.0	13.1	-30.3	442.9	18.9	-5.3
Grand Total	252.2	100.0	-9.1	2,348.9	100.0	4.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Nov. 2021			Jan.-Nov. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	104.06	47.5	8.4	856.68	45.0	26.4
Japanese brands	46.16	21.1	-9.0	406.82	21.4	-3.7
German brands	39.20	17.9	-24.9	387.01	20.3	-11.4
American brands	22.57	10.3	0.5	190.77	10.0	14.4
Korean brands	4.80	2.2	-32.9	46.31	2.4	-25.8
French brands	1.78	0.8	207.6	11.98	0.6	154.3

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Nov. 2021			Jan.-Nov. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	101.7	39.3	-3.1	872.7	37.7	7.1
MPV	10.5	4.1	-21.0	94.4	4.1	6.5
SUV	107.0	41.4	-3.2	885.9	38.2	7.0
Mini Van	4.0	1.5	-7.8	34.9	1.5	0.2
Passenger Cars Total	223.1	86.3	-4.3	1,887.9	81.5	6.9
Commercial Vehicles Total	35.3	13.7	-31.9	429.3	18.5	-9.1
Grand Total	258.5	100.0	-9.3	2,317.2	100.0	3.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Nov. 2021	Nov. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Nov. 2021	Jan.- Nov. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	46,880	48,278	-2.9%	355,457	380,955	-6.7%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINIEV	45,576	28,246	61.4%	370,740	94,506	292.3%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	34,904	33,820	3.2%	216,791	222,730	-2.7%
4	Haval	Haval H6	32,443	55,001	-41.0%	327,651	321,232	2.0%
5	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	31,290	36,046	-13.2%	292,042	317,484	-8.0%
6	MG (2006-)	MG ZS SUV	27,383	17,235	58.9%	116,137	83,532	39.0%
7	Honda	Civic	27,368	28,068	-2.5%	142,701	221,797	-35.7%
8	Tesla	Model Y	26,759	-	-%	159,573	-	-%
9	Tesla	Model 3	26,100	21,604	20.8%	242,658	97,585	148.7%
10	Toyota	Camry	25,341	19,003	33.4%	189,569	167,487	13.2%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Nov. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	13.3	-40.2%
2	Geely Automobile	12.3	-11.5%
3	SAIC VW	11.3	-24.9%
4	SAIC GM	10.0	-30.8%
5	SAIC-GM-Wuling	9.8	-17.4%
6	BYD Auto	9.7	81.9%
7	Dongfeng Nissan	9.6	-29.2%
8	Changan Automobile	9.1	-18.4%
9	Great Wall	8.9	-23.2%
10	FAW Toyota	8.2	1.2%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for November 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for November 2021.
Toyota sold 172,200 units in November in China, reflecting a 3.1% year-over-year (y/y) decline. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to November totaled 1,714,800 units, reflecting a 6.1% y/y increase.
On December 3, Honda announced that its November sales were 136,685 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 20.2%, owing to the shortage in auto parts supply. YTD sales totaled 1,392,877 units, reflecting a 1.8% y/y decrease. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 21,163 units in November. YTD sales of these models were 211,942 units.
On December 6, Nissan announced that it sold 114,073 units in November, reflecting a 27.0% y/y decrease in sales, owing to external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-industry raw material shortages, and economic slowdown. YTD sales totaled 1,247,691 units, reflecting a 3.1% y/y decrease. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima sedan increased in November.
On December 6, Mazda announced that sales in November reached 14,754 units, reflecting a 21.2% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 169,363 units, reflecting a 11.7% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Nov. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Nov. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	172,200	-3.1%	1,714,800	6.1%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Dec. 7. 2021
Nissan	114,073	-27.0%	1,247,691	-3.1%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Dec. 7. 2021
Honda	136,685	-20.2%	1,392,877	-1.8%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Dec. 6. 2021
Mazda	14,754	-21.2%	169,363	-11.7%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Dec. 7. 2021
Mitsubishi	5,890	-27.2%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Dec. 28. 2021
Subaru	703	-70.9%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Dec. 28. 2021

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, October 2021

Nov 10, 2021

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 8.8% and 9.4%, respectively, in October
On November 10, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of October, 2021.
In October 2021, China’s macro-economy was in a stable state, while the domestic and international environment remained complex and severe. The automotive industry was struggling to overcome the impacts exerted by numerous unfavorable factors such as power reduction and high material prices. The supply of automotive-grade chips was slightly better than the third quarter. Vehicle production and sales continued to get better, and the overall situation was showing signs of improvement.
In October 2021, due to contributions of passenger vehicles, the decline in vehicle production and sales became significantly smaller. NEV (New Energy Vehicle) production and sales both approached 400,000 units. Additionally, vehicle exports continued to increase year-over-year (y/y) in October, hitting a record high.
Overall vehicle production in October totaled 2.330 million units, reflecting an 8.8% y/y decrease, while sales totaled 2.333 million units, reflecting a 9.4% y/y decrease. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through October were 20.587 million units and 20.970 million units, up by 5.4% and 6.4% y/y, respectively.
In October, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 1.988 million units and 2.007 million units, representing a 4.7% and 5.0% y/y decrease, respectively. Passenger vehicle production for the January to October period totaled 16.648 million units, up by 8.6% y/y, while sales were 16.871 million units, up by 8.8% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in October totaled 342,000 units, reflecting a 26.9% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle sales were 326,000 units, reflecting a 29.7% y/y decrease. The period from January through October has recorded a total of 3.939 million units and 4.099 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes, respectively, reflecting a y/y decrease of 6.3% and 2.5%.
In October, NEV production and sales reached 397,000 units and 383,000 units, both reflecting a 130% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales were 329,000 units and 316,000 units, both reflecting a 130% y/y increase. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production and sales were both 68,000 units, reflecting a 170% and 150% y/y increase, respectively. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 59 units and 47 units, down by 23.4% and 40.5% y/y, respectively.
For the period from January to October, NEV production and sales volumes were 2.566 million units and 2.542 million units, both reflecting a 180% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 2.132 million units and 2.105 million units, both up by 190% y/y. PHV production and sales were 433,000 units and 437,000 units, up by 120% and 140% y/y. FCV production and sales were 940 units and 953 units, up by 45.3% and 44.8% y/y.
Overall vehicle exports in October reached 231,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 198,000 units, reflecting a 130% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 33,000 units, reflecting a 37.2% y/y increase. Total exports of the January to October period were 1.594 million units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 1.258 million units, up by 130% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 336,000 units, up by 86.0% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Oct. 2021			Jan.-Oct. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	92.4	39.6	-2.6	780.0	37.2	8.6
MPV	11.4	4.9	-7.2	83.4	4.0	6.3
SUV	93.4	40.0	-6.8	792.7	37.8	9.5
Mini Van	3.5	1.5	-9.3	31.1	1.5	3.0
Passenger Cars Total	200.7	86.0	-5.0	1,687.1	80.5	8.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	32.6	14.0	-29.7	409.9	19.5	-2.5
Grand Total	233.3	100.0	-9.4	2,097.0	100.0	6.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Oct. 2021			Jan.-Oct. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	96.36	48.0	9.8	752.61	44.7	29.4
Japanese brands	39.00	19.4	-17.3	360.66	21.4	-3.0
German brands	37.03	18.5	-22.3	347.82	20.6	-9.6
American brands	22.35	11.1	10.3	168.19	10.0	16.5
Korean brands	3.94	2.0	-43.8	41.50	2.5	-24.9
French brands	1.56	0.8	206.6	10.19	0.6	146.8

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Oct. 2021			Jan.-Oct. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	90.7	38.9	-4.7	771.0	37.5	8.7
MPV	11.3	4.8	-7.3	84.0	4.1	11.3
SUV	93.1	40.0	-4.3	778.9	37.8	8.5
Mini Van	3.6	1.5	-6.2	30.9	1.5	1.4
Passenger Cars Total	198.8	85.3	-4.7	1,664.8	80.9	8.6
Commercial Vehicles Total	34.2	14.7	-26.9	393.9	19.1	-6.3
Grand Total	233.0	100.0	-8.8	2,058.7	100.0	5.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Oct. 2021	Oct. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Oct. 2021	Jan.- Oct. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINIEV	39,128	23,762	64.7%	325,164	66,260	390.7%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	37,943	31,372	20.9%	181,887	188,910	-3.7%
3	VW	Lavida	34,823	40,984	-15.0%	308,577	332,677	-7.2%
4	Tesla	Model 3	28,853	12,143	137.6%	216,558	75,981	185.0%
5	Haval	Haval H6	27,341	52,734	-48.2%	295,208	266,231	10.9%
6	VW	Sagitar	27,180	36,380	-25.3%	190,916	238,334	-19.9%
7	Toyota	Camry	26,121	16,607	57.3%	164,228	148,484	10.6%
8	Tesla	Model Y	25,538	-	-%	132,814	-	-%
9	Buick	Excelle GT	25,432	33,789	-24.7%	220,934	213,184	3.6%
10	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	22,823	27,440	-16.8%	204,099	228,932	-10.8%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Oct. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	12.5	-40.8%
2	SAIC VW	12.0	-19.3%
3	SAIC-GM-Wuling	10.7	-0.7%
4	Geely Automobile *	10.5	-18.9%
5	SAIC GM	10.0	-32.4%
6	Changan Automobile	9.9	-8.8%
7	Dongfeng Nissan	9.5	-23.3%
8	BYD Auto	8.8	89.1%
9	Great Wall *	8.3	-22.7%
10	GAC Honda	7.8	-9.0%

Source: CPCA
* Estimates

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for October 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for October 2021.
Toyota sold 142,000 units in October in China, reflecting a 19.2% year-over-year (y/y) decline. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to October totaled 1,542,600 units, reflecting a 7.3% y/y increase.
On November 3, Honda announced that its October sales were 148,377 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 17.9%, owing to the shortage in auto parts supply. YTD sales totaled 1,256,192 units, reflecting a 0.8% y/y increase. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 21,166 units in October. YTD sales of these models were 190,779 units.
On November 5, Nissan announced that it sold 113,876 units in October, reflecting a 22.0% y/y decrease in sales, owing to external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-industry raw material shortages, and economic slowdown. YTD sales totaled 1,133,618 units, reflecting a 0.2% y/y increase. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima increased in October.
On November 5, Mazda announced that sales in October reached 15,291 units, reflecting a 22.3% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 154,609 units, reflecting a 10.6% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Oct. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Oct. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	142,000	-19.2%	1,542,600	7.3%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Nov. 4. 2021
Nissan	113,876	-22.0%	1,133,618	0.2%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Nov. 8. 2021
Honda	148,377	-17.9%	1,256,192	0.8%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Nov. 4. 2021
Mazda	15,291	-22.3%	154,609	-10.6%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Nov. 8. 2021
Mitsubishi	6,518	-19.2%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Nov. 29. 2021
Subaru	1,004	-56.6%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Nov. 29. 2021

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, September 2021

Oct 12, 2021

China vehicle production and sales decline 17.9% and 19.6%, respectively, in September
On October 12, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of September, 2021.
In September 2021, under the national policy of "dual control of energy consumption", owing to the shortage of coal supply and the fact that the purchase price of coal is higher than the sale price of electricity, China enforced power cuts in many regions across the country, which affected the production of enterprises. Moreover, crippled by factors such as high commodity prices and high international logistics costs, the supply and demand of the manufacturing industry slowed down. The automotive industry, in particular, continued to suffer from chip shortages, placing it under great pressure.
In September 2021, production and sales both continued to decline year-over-year (y/y). But NEV (New Energy Vehicles) production and sales hit a record high again, both exceeding 350,000 units. Additionally, vehicle exports continued to increase rapidly in September.
Overall vehicle production in September totaled 2.077 million units, reflecting an 17.9% y/y decrease, while sales totaled 2.067 million units, reflecting an 19.6% y/y decrease. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through September were 18.243 million units and 18.623 million units, up by 7.5% and 8.7% y/y, respectively.
In September, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 1.767 million units and 1.751 million units, representing an 13.9% and 16.5% y/y decrease, respectively. Passenger vehicle production for the January to September period totaled 14.658 million units, up by 10.7% y/y, while sales were 14.862 million units, up by 11.0% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in September totaled 310,000 units, reflecting a 35.2% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle sales were 317,000 units, reflecting a 33.6% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle production for the January to September period totaled 3.585 million units, down by 4.0% y/y, while sales were 3.761 million units, up by 0.5% y/y.
In September, NEV production and sales reached 353,000 units and 357,000 units, both reflecting a 150% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales were 291,000 units and 296,000 units, reflecting a 160% and 150% y/y increase, respectively. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production and sales were 62,000 units and 61,000 units, reflecting a 120% and 140% y/y increase, respectively. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 155 units and 173 units, up by 5070% and 17200% y/y, respectively.
For the period from January to September, NEV production and sales volumes were 2.166 million units and 2.157 million units, reflecting a 180% and 190% y/y increase, respectively. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 1.803 million units and 1.789 million units, both up by 200% y/y. PHV production and sales were 362,000 units and 367,000 units, up by 110% and 140% y/y. FCV production and sales were 879 units and 906 units, up by 54.2% and 56.5% y/y.
Overall vehicle exports in September reached 173,000 units, reflecting a 74% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 135,000 units, reflecting a 78.4% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 38,000 units, reflecting an 60.2% y/y increase. Total exports of the January to September period were 1.362 million units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 1.059 million units, up by 130% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 303,000 units, up by 93.5% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Sep. 2021			Jan.-Sep. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	78.0	37.7	-18.9	687.6	36.9	10.3
MPV	9.6	4.6	-13.8	72.0	3.9	8.9
SUV	85.0	41.1	-13.5	699.1	37.5	12.1
Mini Van	2.4	1.2	-37.7	27.6	1.5	4.7
Passenger Cars Total	175.1	84.7	-16.5	1,486.2	79.8	11.0
Commercial Vehicles Total	31.7	15.3	-33.6	376.1	20.2	0.5
Grand Total	206.7	100.0	-19.6	1,862.3	100.0	8.7

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Sep. 2021			Jan.-Sep. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	83.40	47.6	5.0	656.25	44.2	32.9
Japanese brands	33.53	19.2	-34.3	321.66	21.7	-1.0
German brands	31.55	18.0	-39.2	310.79	20.9	-7.7
American brands	21.92	12.5	9.4	145.84	9.8	17.5
Korean brands	2.87	1.6	-47.5	37.56	2.5	-22.2
French brands	1.36	0.8	238.9	8.63	0.6	138.4

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Sep. 2021			Jan.-Sep. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	80.1	38.6	-12.3	680.3	37.3	10.8
MPV	9.9	4.8	-15.0	72.7	4.0	15.0
SUV	84.5	40.7	-14.0	685.6	37.6	10.5
Mini Van	2.2	1.1	-44.9	27.2	1.5	2.3
Passenger Cars Total	176.7	85.1	-13.9	1,465.8	80.3	10.7
Commercial Vehicles Total	31.0	14.9	-35.2	358.5	19.7	-4.0
Grand Total	207.7	100.0	-17.9	1,824.3	100.0	7.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Sep. 2021	Sep. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Sep. 2021	Jan.- Sep. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	Buick	Excelle GT	37,739	31,836	18.5%	195,502	179,395	9.0%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINIEV	35,176	20,150	74.6%	286,036	42,498	573.1%
3	Tesla	Model Y	33,544	-	-%	107,276	-	-%
4	VW	Lavida	31,881	39,595	-19.5%	273,754	291,693	-6.1%
5	Haval	Haval H6	25,410	40,475	-37.2%	267,867	213,497	25.5%
6	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	22,741	30,086	-24.4%	181,276	201,492	-10.0%
7	Tesla	Model 3	22,462	11,329	98.3%	187,705	63,838	194.0%
8	VW	Tiguan	20,911	18,295	14.3%	109,037	117,816	-7.5%
9	VW	Tharu	20,836	19,168	8.7%	80,042	104,808	-23.6%
10	Honda	Accord	19,907	22,563	-11.8%	133,619	143,135	-6.6%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Sep. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	SAIC VW	12.4	-23.1%
2	FAW-VW	10.8	-48.6%
3	Geely Automobile	9.6	-18.9%
4	SAIC GM	9.0	-38.9%
5	SAIC-GM-Wuling	9.0	-3.3%
6	Changan Automobile	8.6	-14.0%
7	Dongfeng Nissan	8.5	-28.9%
8	BYD Auto	7.8	90.2%
9	Great Wall	7.2	-20.1%
10	GAC Honda	6.1	-24.7%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for September 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for September 2021.
Toyota sold 115,000 units in September in China, reflecting a 35.9% year-over-year (y/y) decline. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to September totaled 1,400,600 units, reflecting a 10.9% y/y increase.
On October 11, Honda announced that its September sales were 121,448 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 28.1%, owing to the shortage in auto parts supply. YTD sales totaled 1,107,814 units, reflecting a 3.9% y/y increase. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 16,567 units in September. YTD sales of these models were 169,613 units.
On October 11, Nissan announced that it sold 104,443 units in September, reflecting a 26.2% y/y decrease in sales, owing to external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-industry raw material shortages, economic slowdown, and fiercer competition in the LCV (light commercial vehicle) segment. YTD sales totaled 1,019,742 units, reflecting a 3.5% y/y increase. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima and Sylphy sedan increased in September.
On October 12, Mazda announced that sales in September reached 16,428 units, reflecting a 21.5% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 139,318 units, reflecting a 9.1% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Sep. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Sep. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	115,000	-35.9%	1,400,600	10.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Oct. 12. 2021
Nissan	104,443	-26.2%	1,019,742	3.5%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Oct. 12. 2021
Honda	121,448	-28.1%	1,107,814	3.9%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Oct. 12. 2021
Mazda	16,428	-21.5%	139,318	-9.1%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Oct. 13. 2021
Mitsubishi	6,008	-17.1%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Oct. 22. 2021
Subaru	1,687	-36.8%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Oct. 22. 2021

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, August 2021

Sep 10, 2021

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 18.7% and 17.8%, respectively, in August
On September 10, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of August.
In August 2021, production and sales both kept declining year-over-year (y/y) on a large scale. Several factors account for this situation. For example, the pandemic in China and Malaysia led to higher risks in the supply chain, which may further increase the risk of reducing production. In addition, production and sales were high in August 2020.
Influenced by the implementation of China 6 emission standards for heavy-duty diesel vehicles from July 1, the production and sales of commercial vehicles fluctuated. However, thanks to the strong performance of the microbus market, buses maintained y/y increases in production and sales in August. In this month, NEVs (New Energy Vehicles) continued to be a bright spot, with production and sales both exceeding 300,000 units for the first time. Additionally, vehicle exports continued to increase rapidly in August.
Overall vehicle production in August totaled 1.725 million units, reflecting an 18.7% y/y decrease, while sales totaled 1.799 million units, reflecting an 17.8% y/y decrease. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through August were 16.166 million units and 16.556 million units, up by 11.9% and 13.7% y/y, respectively.
In August, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 1.497 million units and 1.552 million units, representing an 11.9% and 11.7% y/y decrease, respectively. Passenger vehicle production for the January to August period totaled 12.891 million units, up by 15.2% y/y, while sales were 13.112 million units, up by 16.0% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in August totaled 229,000 units, reflecting a 46.2% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle sales were 247,000 units, reflecting a 42.8% y/y decrease. The period from January through August has recorded a total of 3.275 million units and 3.444 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes, respectively, reflecting a y/y increase of 0.6% and 5.5%.
In August, NEV production and sales reached 309,000 units and 321,000 units, both reflecting a 180% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales were 252,000 units and 265,000 units, both up by 190% y/y. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production and sales were both 56,000 units, reflecting a 140% and 170% y/y increase, respectively. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 40 units and 38 units, down by 58.8% and 68.6% y/y, respectively.
For the period from January to August, NEV production and sales volumes were 1.813 million units and 1.799 million units, both reflecting a 190% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 1.512 million units and 1.492 million units, up by 220% and 210% y/y. PHV production and sales were 300,000 units and 306,000 units, up by 110% and 140% y/y. FCV production and sales were 724 units and 733 units, up by 27.7% and 26.8% y/y.
Overall vehicle exports in August reached 187,000 units, reflecting a 160% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 154,000 units, reflecting a 190% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 33,000 units, reflecting an 85.7% y/y increase. Total exports of the January to August period were 1.189 million units, reflecting a 130% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 924,000 units, up by 140% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 265,000 units, up by 99.4% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Aug. 2021			Jan.-Aug. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	74.2	41.2	-10.1	609.6	36.8	15.6
MPV	8.7	4.8	-12.6	62.3	3.8	13.6
SUV	68.4	38.0	-14.4	614.0	37.1	16.9
Mini Van	4.0	2.2	13.3	25.2	1.5	11.9
Passenger Cars Total	155.2	86.3	-11.7	1,311.2	79.2	16.0
Commercial Vehicles Total	24.7	13.7	-42.8	344.4	20.8	5.5
Grand Total	179.9	100.0	-17.8	1,655.6	100.0	13.7

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Aug. 2021			Jan.-Aug. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	71.58	46.1	7.4	572.85	43.7	38.3
Japanese brands	27.54	17.7	-31.1	288.13	22.0	5.3
German brands	32.44	20.9	-29.3	279.24	21.3	-2.0
American brands	18.58	12.0	9.3	123.93	9.5	19.1
Korean brands	3.55	2.3	-29.6	34.69	2.6	-18.9
French brands	1.08	0.7	259.7	7.27	0.6	125.2

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Aug. 2021			Jan.-Aug. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	72.3	41.9	-6.7	600.1	37.1	14.8
MPV	7.7	4.5	-15.8	62.7	3.9	21.8
SUV	66.4	38.5	-17.2	601.1	37.2	15.2
Mini Van	3.2	1.9	9.8	25.1	1.6	10.5
Passenger Cars Total	149.7	86.8	-11.9	1,289.1	79.7	15.2
Commercial Vehicles Total	22.9	13.3	-46.2	327.5	20.3	0.6
Grand Total	172.5	100.0	-18.7	1,616.6	100.0	11.9

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Aug. 2021	Aug. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Aug. 2021	Jan.- Aug. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINIEV	41,188	15,000	174.6%	250,860	22,348	1022.5%
2	VW	Lavida	38,453	45,549	-15.6%	241,873	252,098	-4.1%
3	Nissan	14th Sylphy/Sylphy	27,295	24,974	9.3%	175,571	139,335	26.0%
4	Tesla	Model 3	27,066	11,811	129.2%	165,243	52,509	214.7%
5	Buick	Excelle GT	25,299	29,704	-14.8%	157,763	147,559	6.9%
6	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	21,633	25,780	-16.1%	125,255	128,834	-2.8%
7	Haval	Haval H6	20,026	27,528	-27.3%	242,457	173,022	40.1%
8	VW	Tiguan	17,809	14,287	24.7%	88,126	99,521	-11.4%
9	Geely	Bo Yue	17,388	20,685	-15.9%	154,175	138,622	11.2%
10	Tesla	Model Y	17,198	-	-%	73,732	-	-%

-	Maker	Aug. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	11.8	-38.9%
2	SAIC VW	11.2	-22.5%
3	Dongfeng Nissan	9.6	-9.1%
4	SAIC-GM-Wuling	8.8	2.1%
5	SAIC GM	8.5	-35.2%
6	Geely Automobile	8.2	-23.3%
7	Changan Automobile	7.6	-9.8%
8	BYD Auto	6.7	88.1%
9	FAW Toyota	6.5	-8.5%
10	GAC Toyota	5.7	-19.4%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for August 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for August 2021.
Toyota sold 144,800 units in August in China, reflecting a 11.9% year-over-year (y/y) decline. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to August totaled 1,285,600 units, reflecting a 18.7% y/y increase.
On September 4, Honda announced that its August sales were 91,694 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 38.3%, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and shortage in auto parts supply. YTD sales totaled 986,366 units, reflecting a 9.9% y/y increase. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 17,376 units in August. YTD sales of these models were 153,046 units.
On September 6, Nissan announced that it sold 113,166 units in August, reflecting a 10.6% y/y decrease in sales. YTD sales totaled 915,299 units, reflecting an 8.5% y/y increase. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima and Sylphy sedan increased in August.
On September 6, Mazda announced that sales in August reached 12,528 units, reflecting a 27.7% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 122,890 units, reflecting a 7.2% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Aug. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	144,800	-11.9%	1,285,600	18.7%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Sep. 7. 2021
Nissan	113,166	-10.6%	915,299	8.5%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Sep. 7. 2021
Honda	91,694	-38.3%	986,366	9.9%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Sep. 6. 2021
Mazda	12,528	-27.7%	122,890	-7.2%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Sep. 7. 2021
Mitsubishi	5,446	-3.4%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Sep. 21. 2021
Subaru	1,734	-14.1%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Sep. 21. 2021

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, July 2021

Aug 11, 2021

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 15.5% and 11.9%, respectively, in July
On August 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of July, 2021.
In July 2021, production and sales both experienced year-over-year (y/y) decreases, which were caused by a series of factors. Firstly, production and sales were high in July 2020. Secondly, the commercial vehicle sector showed significant y/y decreases in production and sales due to the impact of new emission standards adopted in July. However, the bus sector continued its y/y growth trend in the month thanks to the strong performance of light buses. Thirdly, the passenger vehicle sector showed y/y decreases in production and sales due to the chip shortage but experienced a lower decrease rate compared to the previous month. New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) were still remarkable in the month as cumulative NEV sales from January to July have exceeded the whole-year NEV sales of any year in history. Additionally, vehicle exports continued to increase rapidly in July.
Overall vehicle production in July totaled 1.863 million units, reflecting a 15.5% y/y decrease, while sales totaled 1.864 million units, reflecting an 11.9% y/y decrease. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through July were 14.44 million units and 14.756 million units, up by 17.2% and 19.3% y/y, respectively.
In July, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 1.548 million units and 1.551 million units, representing a 10.7% and 7.0% y/y decrease, respectively. The passenger vehicle production for the January to July period totaled 11.394 million units, up by 20.1% y/y, while sales were 11.56 million units, up by 21.2% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in July totaled 315,000 units, reflecting a 33.2% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle sales were 312,000 units, reflecting a 30.2% y/y decrease. The period from January through July has recorded a total of 3.045 million units and 3.196 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes, respectively, reflecting a y/y increase of 7.6% and 12.9%.
In July, NEV production and sales reached 284,000 units and 271,000 units, reflecting a 170% and 160% y/y increase respectively. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales were 232,000 units and 220,000 units, up by 180% and 170% y/y respectively. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production was 52,000 units, reflecting a 150% y/y increase, while sales were 50,000 units, reflecting a 160% y/y increase. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 32 units and 196 units, up by 360% and 4,800% y/y, respectively.
For the period from January to July, NEV production and sales volumes were 1.504 million units and 1.478 million units, both reflecting a 200% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 1.26 million units and 1.227 million units, both up by 220% y/y. PHV production and sales were 244,000 units and 251,000 units, up by 110% and 130% y/y. FCV production and sales were 664 units and 675 units, up by 48.5% and 47.7% y/y.
Overall vehicle exports in July reached 174,000 units, reflecting a 180% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 140,000 units, reflecting a 210% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 34,000 units, reflecting a 94.6% y/y increase. Total exports of the January to July period were 1.002 million units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 770,000 units, up by 130% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 232,000 units, up by 100% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Jul. 2021			Jan.-Jul. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	71.1	38.1	-8.4	535.4	36.3	20.3
MPV	8.0	4.3	-5.6	53.6	3.6	19.4
SUV	72.4	38.8	-6.2	545.7	37.0	22.6
Mini Van	3.6	1.9	2.5	21.2	1.4	11.6
Passenger Cars Total	155.1	83.2	-7.0	1,156.0	78.3	21.2
Commercial Vehicles Total	31.2	16.7	-30.2	319.6	21.7	12.9
Grand Total	186.4	100.0	-11.9	1,475.6	100.0	19.3

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Jul. 2021			Jan.-Jul. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	73.29	47.2	23.2	501.27	43.4	44.2
Japanese brands	36.25	23.4	-16.9	260.59	22.6	11.5
German brands	24.67	15.9	-41.7	246.80	21.4	3.2
American brands	15.37	9.9	0.9	105.35	9.1	21.0
Korean brands	3.76	2.4	-22.8	31.14	2.7	-17.5
French brands	1.25	0.8	238.0	6.20	0.5	111.5

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Jul. 2021			Jan.-Jul. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	72.6	39.0	-10.7	527.8	36.6	18.6
MPV	8.3	4.5	-0.5	55.0	3.8	30.0
SUV	70.7	37.9	-11.7	534.8	37.0	21.0
Mini Van	3.1	1.7	-11.1	21.8	1.5	10.6
Passenger Cars Total	154.8	83.1	-10.7	1,139.4	78.9	20.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	31.5	16.9	-33.2	304.5	21.1	7.6
Grand Total	186.3	100.0	-15.5	1,444.0	100.0	17.2

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jul. 2021	Jul. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Jul. 2021	Jan.- Jul. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	32,490	32,184	1.0%	217,095	185,414	17.1%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINIEV	26,905	7,348	266.2%	209,672	7,348	2753.5%
3	Haval	Haval H6	25,746	23,723	8.5%	222,431	145,494	52.9%
4	Toyota	Levin	23,174	20,186	14.8%	155,397	114,441	35.8%
5	Tesla	Model 3	22,614	11,014	105.3%	138,177	40,698	239.5%
6	VW	Lavida	22,433	35,925	-37.6%	203,420	206,549	-1.5%
7	Nissan	14th Sylphy/Sylphy	22,160	22,151	0.0%	148,276	114,361	29.7%
8	Toyota	Camry	22,042	17,789	23.9%	113,152	98,136	15.3%
9	Changan/Chana	CS75	20,119	21,358	-5.8%	194,178	130,911	48.3%
10	Toyota	RAV4	19,874	19,181	3.6%	120,567	98,474	22.4%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Jul. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	11.2	-36.6%
2	SAIC VW	11.0	-19.8%
3	SAIC GM	10.0	-14.4%
4	Geely Automobile	9.2	-8.4%
5	Changan Automobile	8.8	8.6%
6	SAIC-GM-Wuling	8.7	7.7%
7	Dongfeng Nissan	7.9	-20.3%
8	FAW Toyota	7.2	0.4%
9	GAC Toyota	7.1	3.3%
10	Great Wall Motor	6.7	25.5%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for July 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for July 2021.
Toyota sold 170,200 units in July in China, reflecting a 2.8% year-over-year (y/y) increase. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to July totaled 1,140,900 units, reflecting a 24.2% y/y increase.
On August 4, Honda announced that its July sales were 108,139 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 20.9% due to tensions in automotive parts supply. YTD sales totaled 894,672 units, reflecting a 19.5% y/y increase. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 18,866 units in July, up by 5.9% from the level in July 2020. YTD sales of these models were 135,670 units, with 50.3% y/y growth.
Nissan announced on August 4 that it sold 95,783 units in July, reflecting a 20.8% y/y decrease in sales. YTD sales totaled 802,133 units, reflecting an 11.8% y/y increase. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima and Tiida increased in July.
On August 6, Mazda announced that sales in July reached 13,492 units, reflecting a 24.0% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 110,362 units, reflecting a 4.1% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Jul. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jul. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	170,200	2.8%	1,140,900	24.2%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Aug. 4, 2021
Nissan	95,783	-20.8%	802,133	11.80%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Aug. 5, 2021
Honda	108,139	-20.9%	894,672	19.5%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Aug. 5, 2021
Mazda	13,492	-24.0%	110,362	-4.1%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Aug. 10, 2021
Mitsubishi	N/A	-%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	-
Subaru	N/A	-%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	-

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, June 2021

Jul 9, 2021

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 16.5% and 12.4% respectively in June
On July 9, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of June, 2021.
In June 2021, production and sales both experienced year-over-year (y/y) decreases. The commercial vehicle sector showed a higher decrease rate than the passenger vehicle sector. However, new energy vehicles (NEVs) and vehicle exports continued their robust trends in the month. Despite such negative factors as chip shortages and hikes in price of raw materials, the passenger vehicle sector still achieved more than 10 million units in sales. Cumulative sales of NEVs from January to June this year have leveled the whole-year NEV sales of 2019. Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the first six month exceeded 1 million units.
Overall vehicle production in June totaled 1.943 million units, reflecting a 16.5% y/y decrease, while sales totaled 2.015 million units, reflecting a 12.4% y/y decrease. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through June were 12.569 million units and 12.891 million units, up by 24.2% and 25.6% y/y respectively.
In June, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 1.555 million units and 1.569 million units, representing a 13.7% and 11.1% y/y decrease respectively. The passenger vehicle production for the January to June period totaled 9.84 million units, up by 26.8% y/y, while sales were 10.007 million units, up by 27.0% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in June totaled 388,000 units, reflecting a 26.3% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle sales were 446,000 units, reflecting a 16.8% y/y decrease. The period from January through June has recorded a total of 2.73 million units and 2.884 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes respectively, reflecting a y/y increase of 15.7% and 20.9%.
In June, NEV production and sales reached 248,000 units and 256,000 units, reflecting a 130% and a 140% y/y increase respectively. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales were 204,000 units and 211,000 units, both reflecting a 150% y/y increase. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production was 43,000 units, reflecting an 86.5% y/y increase, while sales were 44,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 444 units and 272 units respectively, up by 430% and 230% y/y respectively.
For the first six months in total, NEV production and sales volumes were 1.215 million units and 1.206 million units, both reflecting a 200% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 1.022 million units and 1.005 million units, up by 230% and 220% y/y. PHV production and sales were 192,000 units and 200,000 units, up by 100% and 130% y/y. FCV production and sales were 632 units and 479 units, up by 43.6% and 5.7% y/y.
Overall vehicle exports in June reached 158,000 units, reflecting a 150% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 120,000 units, reflecting a 170% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 39,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. Total exports of the first six months in 2021 were 828,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 631,000 units, up by 120% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 197,000 units, up by 100% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Jun. 2021			Jan.-Jun. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	72.4	35.9	-11.8	464.3	36.0	26.2
MPV	6.8	3.4	-21.5	45.6	3.5	25.2
SUV	74.6	37.0	-9.3	473.1	36.7	28.6
Mini Van	3.1	1.5	-11.0	17.7	1.4	13.7
Passenger Cars Total	156.9	77.9	-11.1	1,000.7	77.6	27.0
Commercial Vehicles Total	44.6	22.1	-16.8	288.4	22.4	20.9
Grand Total	201.5	100.0	-12.4	1,289.1	100.0	25.6

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Jun. 2021			Jan.-Jun. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	70.52	44.9	18.1	427.99	42.8	48.5
Japanese brands	36.81	23.5	-19.6	224.34	22.4	17.9
German brands	28.99	18.5	-34.0	222.13	22.2	12.9
American brands	14.57	9.3	-18.2	89.98	9.0	25.3
Korean brands	4.61	2.9	-42.2	27.38	2.7	-16.7
French brands	0.97	0.6	76.8	4.94	0.5	93.2

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Jun. 2021			Jan.-Jun. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	73.2	37.7	-12.8	455.1	36.2	25.1
MPV	6.8	3.5	-17.9	46.7	3.7	37.5
SUV	72.3	37.2	-14.0	463.5	36.9	28.1
Mini Van	3.2	1.6	-16.5	18.7	1.5	15.2
Passenger Cars Total	155.5	80.0	-13.7	984.0	78.3	26.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	38.8	20.0	-26.3	273.0	21.7	15.7
Grand Total	194.3	100.0	-16.5	1,256.9	100.0	24.2

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jun. 2021	Jun. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Jun. 2021	Jan.- Jun. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	33,987	36,103	-5.9%	184,605	153,230	20.5%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINI	30,100	-	-%	182,767	-	-%
3	Haval	Haval H6	29,664	23,258	27.5%	196,685	121,771	61.5%
4	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	24,755	28,051	-11.8%	130,047	117,470	10.7%
5	Toyota	Levin	24,237	15,096	60.6%	132,223	94,255	40.3%
6	Nissan	14th Sylphy/Sylphy	22,528	26,428	-14.8%	126,116	92,210	36.8%
7	Tesla	Model 3	21,532	14,954	44.0%	115,563	29,684	289.3%
8	Changan/Chana	CS75	20,933	21,070	-0.7%	174,059	109,553	58.9%
9	Geely	Bo Yue	20,027	20,189	-0.8%	119,751	101,054	18.5%
10	Toyota	Camry	19,067	16,700	14.2%	91,110	80,347	13.4%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Jun. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	13.9	-22.0%
2	SAIC GM	11.4	-9.9%
3	SAIC VW	11.0	-24.4%
4	Geely Automobile	9.3	-12.2%
5	Dongfeng Nissan	9.0	-19.0%
6	SAIC-GM-Wuling	8.6	10.9%
7	Changan Automobile	8.0	-2.8%
8	GAC Toyota	7.7	3.3%
9	Great Wall Motor *	7.4	39.9%
10	FAW Toyota	6.5	-13.1%

Source: CPCA
* Estimates

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for June 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for June 2021.
Toyota sold 167,900 units in June in China, reflecting a 2.9% year-over-year (y/y) decline. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to June totaled 970,700 units, reflecting a 28.9% y/y increase.
On July 5, Honda announced that its June sales were 118,168 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 17.0%. YTD sales totaled 786,535 units, reflecting a 28.5% y/y increase. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 19,927 units in June, up by 7.5% from the level in June 2020. YTD sales of these models were 116,804 units, with 61.2% y/y growth.
Nissan announced on July 6 that it sold 114,605 units in June, reflecting a 16.3% y/y decrease in sales. YTD sales totaled 706,350 units, reflecting an 18.4% y/y increase. By model, sales of the Sylphy sedan and Qashqai SUV increased in June.
On July 6, Mazda announced that sales in June reached 16,983 units, reflecting a 19.1% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 96,870 units, reflecting a 0.5% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Jun. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	167,900	-2.9%	970,700	28.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jul. 7, 2021
Nissan	114,605	-16.3%	706,350	18.4%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Jul. 7, 2021
Honda	118,168	-17.0%	786,535	28.5%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Jul. 6, 2021
Mazda	16,983	-19.1%	96,870	-0.5%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jul. 7, 2021
Mitsubishi	5,317	-13.8%	34,652	-2.0%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jul. 26, 2021
Subaru	1,753	-13.8%	9,160	4.6%	Retail Sales	Jul. 26, 2021

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, May 2021

Jun 11, 2021

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 6.8% and 3.1% respectively in May
On June 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of May, 2021.
In May 2021, production and sales both experienced year-over-year (y/y) decreases. The passenger vehicle sector reflected slight y/y decreases in production and sales as it became harder for the sector to continue the y/y growth trend considering the rapid increases in production and sales in May 2020. However, luxury vehicles bucked the downward trend by achieving y/y increases in production and sales. With regard to commercial vehicles, trucks reflected a significant y/y decrease in production under a deadline impact because all trucks produced, sold, imported and registered after July 1, 2021 have to meet the China 6 emission standards. Buses underwent substantial y/y increases in production and sales in May due to the strong performance of the microbus market. Production and sales of new energy vehicles continued to reflect a positive trend in production and sales. Vehicle exports also performed well in May.
Overall vehicle production in May totaled 2.04 million units, reflecting a 6.8% y/y decrease, while sales totaled 2.128 million units, reflecting a 3.1% y/y decrease. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through May were 10.626 million units and 10.875 million units, up by 36.4% and 36.6% y/y respectively.
In May, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 1.617 million units and 1.646 million units, representing a 2.7% and 1.7% y/y decrease respectively. The passenger vehicle production for the January to May period totaled 8.285 million units, up by 39.1% y/y, while sales were 8.437 million units, up by 38.1% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in May totaled 424,000 units, reflecting a 19.6% y/y decrease. Commercial vehicle sales were 482,000 units, reflecting a 7.4% y/y decrease. The period from January through May has recorded a total of 2.341 million units and 2.438 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes respectively, reflecting a y/y increase of 27.8% and 31.9%.
In May, NEV production and sales both reached 217,000 units, reflecting a 150% and a 160% y/y increase respectively. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 181,000 units, reflecting a 180% y/y increase, while sales were 179,000 units, reflecting a 170% y/y increase. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production was 36,000 units, reflecting a 67.8% y/y increase, while sales were 39,000 units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 38 units and 9 units respectively, down by 41.5% and 90.0% y/y respectively. For the first five month in total, NEV production and sales volumes were 967,000 units and 950,000 units, both reflecting a 220% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 818,000 units and 794,000 units, up by 260% and 250% y/y. PHV production and sales were 149,000 units and 156,000 units, up by 110% and 130% y/y. FCV production and sales were 188 units and 207 units, down by 47.3% and 44.1% y/y.
Overall vehicle exports in May reached 151,000 units, reflecting a 210% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 115,000 units, reflecting a 230% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 36,000 units, reflecting a 160% y/y increase. Total exports of the first five months in 2021 were 670,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 511,000 units, up by 110% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 158,000 units, up by 100% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	May 2021			Jan.-May 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	77.8	36.6	0.1	391.9	36.0	37.2
MPV	8.2	3.9	0.4	38.8	3.6	39.7
SUV	74.8	35.2	-3.8	398.5	36.6	39.5
Mini Van	3.8	1.8	-1.5	14.5	1.3	20.9
Passenger Cars Total	164.6	77.3	-1.7	843.7	77.6	38.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	48.2	22.7	-7.4	243.8	22.4	31.9
Grand Total	212.8	100.0	-3.1	1,087.5	100.0	36.6

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	May 2021			Jan.-May 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	69.53	42.2	21.1	357.46	42.4	56.5
Japanese brands	35.83	21.8	-14.3	187.53	22.3	29.8
German brands	39.25	23.8	-8.5	193.14	22.9	26.4
American brands	13.95	8.5	-22.2	75.41	9.0	39.6
Korean brands	4.78	2.9	-21.6	22.77	2.7	-8.5
French brands	0.78	0.5	21.9	3.97	0.5	97.6

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	May 2021			Jan.-May 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	77.4	37.9	-2.1	381.9	35.9	36.4
MPV	7.8	3.8	-0.2	39.9	3.8	55.3
SUV	71.9	35.2	-4.7	391.2	36.8	40.9
Mini Van	4.4	2.2	17.6	15.5	1.5	25.1
Passenger Cars Total	161.7	79.3	-2.7	828.5	78.0	39.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	42.4	20.8	-19.6	234.1	22.0	27.8
Grand Total	204.0	100.0	-6.8	1,062.6	100.0	36.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	May 2021	May 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- May 2021	Jan.- May 2020	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	34,800	36,317	-4.2%	162,541	135,717	19.8%
2	VW	Bora	31,440	21,652	45.2%	140,286	103,833	35.1%
3	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	29,235	31,490	-7.2%	150,618	117,127	28.6%
4	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINI	26,742	-	-%	152,667	-	-%
5	Haval	Haval H6	26,059	22,691	14.8%	167,021	98,513	69.5%
6	VW	Sagitar	25,730	27,028	-4.8%	123,589	95,316	29.7%
7	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	24,950	19,697	26.7%	105,292	89,419	17.8%
8	Toyota	Levin	24,013	20,003	20.0%	107,986	79,159	36.4%
9	Changan/Chana	CS75	23,047	20,307	13.5%	153,126	88,483	73.1%
10	Tesla	Model 3	20,735	11,095	86.9%	94,031	14,730	538.4%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	May 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	16.8	-7.7%
2	SAIC GM	12.2	1.3%
3	SAIC VW	11.9	-9.9%
4	SAIC-GM-Wuling	9.7	24.1%
5	Dongfeng Nissan	8.8	-16.1%
6	Changan Automobile *	8.6	20.1%
7	Geely Automobile	8.6	-18.9%
8	FAW Toyota	7.4	0.4%
9	GAC Toyota	7.2	5.5%
10	Dongfeng Honda	6.6	1.2%

Source: CPCA
* Estimates

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for May 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for May 2021.
Toyota sold 168,900 units in May in China, reflecting a 1.5% year-over-year (y/y) increase. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to May totaled 802,700 units, reflecting a 38.4% y/y increase.
On June 3, Honda announced that its May sales were 128,713 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 4.1%. YTD sales totaled 668,367 units, reflecting a 42.3% y/y increase. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 20,087 units in May, up by 21.7% from the level in May 2020.
Nissan announced on June 4 that it sold 111,096 units in May, reflecting a 14.6% y/y decrease in sales. YTD sales totaled 591,745 units, reflecting a 28.8% y/y increase. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima, Sylphy and Tiida increased in May.
On June 4, Mazda announced that sales in May reached 14,745 units, reflecting a 35.6% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 79,888 units, reflecting a 4.7% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	May 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-May 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	168,900	1.5%	802,700	38.4%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jun. 7, 2021
Nissan	111,096	-14.6%	591,745	28.8%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Jun. 7, 2021
Honda	128,713	-4.1%	668,367	42.3%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Jun. 3, 2021
Mazda	14,745	-35.6%	79,888	4.7%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jun. 7, 2021
Mitsubishi	5,505	-23.4%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jul. 1, 2021
Subaru	N/A	-%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	-

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, April 2021

May 12, 2021

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales increase 6.3% and 8.6% respectively in April
On May 12, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of April, 2021.
In April 2021, production and sales both reflected dramatically lower year-over-year (y/y) increate rates compared to the double-digit increase rates in March. The reason is that production and sales began to recover in April 2020, as a result of which high increase rates based on the low baselines in 2020 were no longer able to be achieved. Among passenger vehicles, SUVs surpassed sedans in terms of monthly production and sales. Chinese-branded passenger vehicles experienced a significant increase in market share in April. With regard to commercial vehicles, trucks reflected a near-zero growth in sales. Production and sales of new energy vehicles in April were still above 200,000 units, marking a record high in terms of April production and sales. Additionally, vehicle exports performed well and reached a record-breaking 150,000 units in April.
Overall vehicle production in April totaled 2.234 million units, reflecting a 6.3% y/y increase, while sales totaled 2.252 million units, reflecting an 8.6% y/y increase. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through April were 8.586 million units and 8.748 million units, up by 53.4% and 51.8% y/y respectively.
In April, passenger vehicle production and sales reached 1.714 million units and 1.704 million units, representing a 7.9% and 10.8% y/y increase respectively. The passenger vehicle production for the January to April period totaled 6.668 million units, up by 55.3% y/y, while sales were 6.791 million units, up by 53.1% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in April totaled 521,000 units, reflecting a 1.2% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle sales were 548,000 units, reflecting a 2.3% y/y increase. The period from January through April has recorded a total of 1.918 million units and 1.956 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes respectively, reflecting a y/y increase of 47.0% and 47.3%.
In April, NEV production reached 216,000 units, reflecting a 160% y/y increase, while sales reached 206,000 units, reflecting a 180% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 182,000 units, reflecting a 210% y/y increase, while sales were 171,000 units, reflecting a 220% y/y increase. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production was 34,000 units, reflecting a 49.9% y/y increase, while sales were 35,000 units, reflecting a 70.8% y/y increase. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 36 units and 38 units respectively, down by 67.0% and 48.0% y/y respectively. For January, February, March and April in total, NEV production and sales volumes were 750,000 units and 732,000 units, up by 260% and 250% y/y respectively. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales reached 637,000 units and 615,000 units, up by 300% and 280% y/y. PHV production and sales were 113,000 units and 117,000 units, up by 120% and 140% y/y. FCV production and sales were 140 units and 188 units, down by 52.1% and 32.9% y/y.
Overall vehicle exports in April reached a record level of 151,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 117,000 units, reflecting a 110% y/y increase, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 34,000 units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase. Total exports of the first four months in 2021 were 516,000 units, reflecting an 88.1% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 396,000 units, up by 89.3% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 120,000 units, up by 84.3% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Apr. 2021			Jan.-Apr. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	75.7	33.6	2.0	314.0	35.9	51.0
MPV	8.5	3.8	39.7	30.7	3.5	56.0
SUV	82.1	36.5	17.6	323.7	37.0	55.7
Mini Van	4.1	1.8	13.0	10.7	1.2	31.6
Passenger Cars Total	170.4	75.7	10.8	679.1	77.6	53.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	54.8	24.3	2.3	195.6	22.4	47.3
Grand Total	225.2	100.0	8.6	874.8	100.0	51.8

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Apr. 2021			Jan.-Apr. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	73.48	43.1	35.0	287.94	42.5	68.4
Japanese brands	39.99	23.5	0.9	151.71	22.4	47.8
German brands	38.35	22.5	-1.8	153.89	22.7	40.0
American brands	12.86	7.5	-7.5	61.46	9.1	70.5
Korean brands	4.39	2.6	-19.8	17.99	2.7	-4.3
French brands	0.99	0.6	64.3	3.19	0.5	133.0

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Apr. 2021			Jan.-Apr. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	74.5	33.3	-1.9	304.5	35.5	51.8
MPV	8.2	3.7	27.1	32.1	3.7	79.8
SUV	84.3	37.7	16.0	319.3	37.2	57.8
Mini Van	4.3	1.9	14.4	11.1	1.3	26.8
Passenger Cars Total	171.4	76.7	7.9	666.8	77.7	55.3
Commercial Vehicles Total	52.1	23.3	1.2	191.8	22.3	47.0
Grand Total	223.4	100.0	6.3	858.6	100.0	53.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Apr. 2021	Jan.- Apr. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	31,031	35,505	-12.6%	127,741	99,400	28.5%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINI	29,251	-	-%	125,925	-	-%
3	Haval	Haval H6	28,019	24,018	16.7%	140,962	75,822	85.9%
4	Honda	CR-V	24,972	21,333	17.1%	101,469	45,669	122.2%
5	Honda	Accord	24,621	18,912	30.2%	70,368	48,018	46.5%
6	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	24,150	31,285	-22.8%	121,383	85,637	41.7%
7	Changan/Chana	CS75	23,750	20,113	18.1%	130,079	68,176	90.8%
8	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	23,376	18,347	27.4%	57,650	43,427	32.8%
9	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	22,128	28,316	-21.9%	80,342	69,722	15.2%
10	Geely	Bo Yue	22,007	18,683	17.8%	81,677	60,814	34.3%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Apr. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	15.9	-1.7%
2	SAIC GM	11.6	13.6%
3	SAIC VW	10.5	-18.7%
4	Dongfeng Nissan	10.2	4.5%
5	Changan Automobile	10.0	50.0%
6	SAIC-GM-Wuling	9.3	26.2%
7	Geely Automobile	9.2	-9.2%
8	Dongfeng Honda	8.5	54.3%
9	GAC Toyota	6.9	30.2%
10	FAW Toyota	6.5	1.1%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for April 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for April 2021.
Toyota sold 160,300 units in April in China, reflecting a 12.2% year-over-year (y/y) increase. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to April totaled 633,800 units, reflecting a 53.2% y/y increase.
On May 8, Honda announced that its April sales were 149,423 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 31.7%. YTD sales totaled 539,654 units, reflecting a 60.9% y/y increase. Sales of the Accord, Vezel, Breeze, Civic and XR-V exceeded 10,000 units in April, while sales of the CR-V exceeded 20,000 units. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 22,114 units in April.
Nissan announced on May 8 that it sold 128,297 units in April, reflecting a 4.4% y/y increase in sales. YTD sales totaled 480,649 units, reflecting a 45.9% y/y increase. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima, Sylphy, Tiida, X-Trail, Qashqai, Murano and Terra increased in April.
On May 11, Mazda announced that sales in April reached 15,230 units, reflecting a 10.9% y/y decline. YTD sales totaled 65,143 units, reflecting a 21.9% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Apr. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Apr. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	160,300	12.20%	633,800	53.20%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	May 10, 2021
Nissan	128,297	4.40%	480,649	45.90%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	May 10, 2021
Honda	149,423	31.7%	539,654	60.9%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	May 10, 2021
Mazda	15,230	10.9%	65,143	21.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	May 12, 2021
Mitsubishi	5,704	-15.1%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	May 25, 2021
Subaru	1,624	-4.1%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	May 25, 2021

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, March 2021

Apr 9, 2021

China vehicle production and sales increase 71.6% and 74.9% respectively in March
On April 9, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of March, 2021.
In March 2021, production and sales volumes of every vehicle type showed a significant year-over-year (y/y) increase, due to a low baseline in March 2020. Among commercial vehicles, production and sales volumes of heavy-duty trucks and light trucks set new records in terms of March results, as driven by factors such as the shift to China 6 emission standards and commencement of infrastructure projects. As a result, trucks and commercial vehicles both reached a record high with regard to production and sales volumes. When compared to historical data of 2019, passenger vehicle production and sales volumes declined in the first quarter of this year. The larger y/y drop may be related to the shortage in semiconductor supply. New energy vehicle (NEV) production, sales, and exports reached a record high for the month of March.
Overall vehicle production in March totaled 2.462 million units, reflecting a 71.6% y/y increase, while sales totaled 2.526 million units, reflecting a 74.9% y/y increase. Cumulative production and sales volumes of the period from January through March were 6.352 million units and 6.484 million units, up by 81.7% and 75.6% y/y respectively.
March passenger vehicle production and sales volume reached 1.883 million units and 1.874 million units, both representing a 77.4% y/y increase. The passenger vehicle production for the January to March period totaled 4.955 million units, up by 83.1% y/y, while sales were 5.076 million units, up by 75.1% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in March totaled 579,000 units, reflecting a 55.2% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle sales were 651,000 units, reflecting a 68.1% y/y increase. The period from January through March has recorded a total of 1.397 million units and 1.408 million units for commercial vehicle production and sales volumes respectively, reflecting a y/y increase of 76.9% and 77.3%.
In March, NEV production reached 216,000 units, reflecting a 250% y/y increase, while sales reached 226,000 units, reflecting a 240% y/y increase. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 182,000 units, reflecting a 260% y/y increase, while sales were 190,000 units, reflecting a 250% y/y increase. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production was 34,000 units, reflecting a 200% y/y increase, while sales were 36,000 units, reflecting a 190% y/y increase. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 45 units and 59 units respectively, up by 18.4% and 63.9% y/y respectively. For January, February and March in total, NEV production and sales volumes were 533,000 units and 515,000 units, up by 320% and 280% y/y respectively. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales volumes reached 455,000 units and 433,000 units, up by 360% and 310% y/y. PHV production and sales volumes were 78,000 units and 82,000 units, both up by 180% y/y. FCV production was 104 units, down by 43.2% y/y, while sales were 150 units, down by 27.5% y/y.
Overall vehicle exports in March totaled 132,000 units, reflecting a 45.5% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 99,000 units, reflecting a 45.3% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 33,000 units, reflecting a 46.2% y/y increase. The total exports of the first three months in 2021 were 357,000 units, reflecting a 74.6% y/y increase. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 268,000 units, up by 73.6% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 89,000 units, up by 77.6% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Mar. 2021			Jan.-Mar. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	87.1	34.5	73.7	237.2	36.6	77.4
MPV	9.3	3.7	105.3	22.2	3.4	63.3
SUV	87.7	34.7	79.6	241.5	37.2	75.0
Mini Van	3.3	1.3	56.6	6.6	1.0	46.4
Passenger Cars Total	187.4	74.2	77.4	507.6	78.3	75.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	65.1	25.8	68.1	140.8	21.7	77.3
Grand Total	252.6	100.0	74.9	648.4	100.0	75.6

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Mar. 2021			Jan.-Mar. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	75.84	40.5	72.4	214.46	42.3	83.9
Japanese brands	40.49	21.6	107.3	111.71	22.0	77.3
German brands	45.62	24.3	70.9	115.54	22.8	63.1
American brands	19.40	10.3	205.0	48.60	9.6	119.4
Korean brands	4.65	2.5	-36.0	13.60	2.7	2.1
French brands	0.95	0.5	352.6	2.21	0.4	186.6

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Mar. 2021			Jan.-Mar. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	86.1	35.0	71.2	230.0	36.2	84.4
MPV	10.6	4.3	203.2	23.8	3.7	109.7
SUV	89.0	36.1	77.4	234.9	37.0	81.3
Mini Van	2.7	1.1	18.8	6.7	1.1	36.4
Passenger Cars Total	188.3	76.5	77.4	495.5	78.0	83.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	57.9	23.5	55.2	139.7	22.0	76.9
Grand Total	246.2	100.0	71.6	635.2	100.0	81.7

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Mar. 2021	Mar. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Mar. 2021	Jan.- Mar. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	41,153	24,694	66.7%	96,710	63,895	51.4%
2	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINI	39,745	-	-%	96,674	-	-%
3	Buick	Excelle GT	38,047	8,645	340.1%	91,035	18,731	386.0%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	35,126	16,911	107.7%	97,233	54,352	78.9%
5	Haval	Haval H6	34,865	20,319	71.6%	112,943	51,804	118.0%
6	VW	Bora	33,996	22,368	52.0%	90,775	56,382	61.0%
7	Honda	CR-V	33,712	2,560	1216.9%	76,497	24,336	214.3%
8	VW	Sagitar	32,365	18,935	70.9%	88,491	48,057	84.1%
9	Changan/Chana	CS75	31,461	18,424	70.8%	106,329	48,063	121.2%
10	Tesla	Model 3	25,327	-	-%	52,858	-	-%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Mar. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	21.1	81.9%
2	SAIC GM	11.8	69.9%
3	SAIC-GM-Wuling	11.6	59.0%
4	SAIC VW	11.6	35.6%
5	Changan Automobile	10.5	53.4%
6	Dongfeng Nissan	10.1	82.1%
7	Geely Automobile	9.0	28.8%
8	Great Wall	8.4	107.2%
9	GAC Honda	7.6	136.8%
10	Dongfeng Honda	7.5	165.7%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for March 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for March 2021.
Toyota sold 166,600 units in March in China, reflecting a 63.7% year-over-year (y/y) increase. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to March totaled 473,500 units, reflecting a 74.8% y/y increase.
On April 6, Honda announced that its March sales were 151,218 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 150.2%. YTD sales totaled 390,231 units, reflecting a 75.8% y/y increase. Sales of the Accord, Vezel, Breeze, XR-V and Civic exceeded 10,000 units in March, while sales of the CR-V exceeded 20,000 units. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 21,662 units in March.
Nissan announced on April 7 that it sold 130,479 units in March, reflecting a 78.0% y/y increase in sales. YTD sales totaled 352,352 units, reflecting a 70.6% y/y increase. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima, Sylphy, Tiida, X-Trail, Qashqai, Murano and Terra increased in March.
On April 7, Mazda announced that sales in March reached 18,718 units, reflecting a 44.5% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 49,909 units, reflecting a 37.3% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Mar. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Mar. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	166,600	63.7%	473,500	74.8%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Apr. 7, 2021
Nissan	130,479	78.0%	352,352	70.6%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Apr. 8, 2021
Honda	151,218	150.2%	390,231	75.8%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Apr. 7, 2021
Mazda	18,718	44.5%	49,909	37.3%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Apr. 8, 2021
Mitsubishi	5,793	15.2%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Apr.22, 2021
Subaru	1,774	110.0%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Apr.22, 2021

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, February 2021

Mar 11, 2021

China vehicle production and sales increase 420% and 360% respectively in February
On March 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of February, 2021.
Every vehicle type saw a significant year-over-year (y/y) increase in both production and sales volumes in February 2021, due to a low baseline in February of last year. Among commercial vehicles, production and sales volumes of heavy-duty trucks were higher than figures of light trucks and set new records in terms of February results. Passenger vehicle production and sales volumes declined compared to the same period of 2019 and 2018, which indicates that market consumption is still recovering. New energy vehicle (NEV) production, sales, and exports reached a record high for the results of February.
Overall vehicle production in February totaled 1.503 million units, reflecting a 420% y/y increase, while sales totaled 1.455 million units, reflecting a 360% y/y increase. Cumulative production and sales volumes of January and February were 3.89 million units and 3.958 million units, up by 88.9% and 76.2% y/y respectively.
February passenger vehicle production reached 1.162 million units, reflecting an increase of 480% compared to February of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.156 million units, reflecting a 410% y/y increase. The passenger vehicle production for the January to February period totaled 3.072 million units, up by 87.0% y/y, while sales were 3.201 million units, up by 74.0% y/y.
Among commercial vehicles, production in February totaled 340,000 units, reflecting a 280% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle sales were 299,000 units, reflecting a 250% y/y increase. The period of January and February has recorded a total of 818,000 and 757,000 units for commercial vehicle production and sales respectively, reflecting a y/y increase of 96.3% and 86.2%.
In February, NEV production reached 124,000 units, reflecting an increase of 720% y/y, while sales reached 110,000 units, reflecting an increase of 580% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 107,000 units, reflecting a 720% y/y increase, while sales were 92,000 units, reflecting a 580% y/y increase. PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production was 16,000 units, reflecting a 740% y/y increase, while sales were 17,000 units, reflecting a 590% y/y increase. FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales were 25 units and 28 units respectively. For January and February in total, NEV production and sales volumes were 317,000 units and 289,000 units, up by 390% and 320% y/y respectively. Among NEVs, BEV production and sales volumes reached 273,000 units and 243,000 units, up by 460% and 360% y/y. PHV production was 44,000 units, up by 170% y/y, while sales were 46,000 units, up by 180% y/y. FCV production was 59 units, down by 59.3% y/y, while sales were 91 units, down by 46.8%.
Overall vehicle exports in February totaled 105,000 units, reflecting a 130% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 77,000 units, reflecting a 120% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 28,000 units, reflecting a 170% y/y increase. The total exports of January and February were 224,000 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 97.8%. Cumulative passenger vehicle exports were 169,000 units, up by 96.1% y/y, while cumulative commercial vehicle exports were 56,000 units, up by 100% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Feb. 2021			Jan.-Feb. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	52.8	36.3	452.4	150.2	37.9	79.7
MPV	4.6	3.2	218.4	12.8	3.2	42.1
SUV	56.6	38.9	399.1	153.7	38.8	72.8
Mini Van	1.6	1.1	386.4	3.3	0.8	38.1
Passenger Cars Total	115.6	79.5	409.9	320.1	80.9	74.0
Commercial Vehicles Total	29.9	20.5	246.2	75.7	19.1	86.2
Grand Total	145.5	100.0	364.8	395.8	100.0	76.2

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Feb. 2021			Jan.-Feb. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	50.43	43.6	330.7	138.62	43.3	90.9
Japanese brands	24.84	21.5	555.5	71.22	22.3	63.8
German brands	25.60	22.1	393.3	69.91	21.8	58.4
American brands	11.05	9.6	791.5	29.20	9.1	84.9
Korean brands	2.90	2.5	804.8	8.95	2.8	47.9
French brands	0.42	0.4	320.3	1.26	0.4	124.4

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Feb. 2021			Jan.-Feb. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	54.3	36.1	467.4	144.0	37.0	93.4
MPV	5.0	3.3	459.9	13.3	3.4	68.3
SUV	55.2	36.7	486.5	145.8	37.5	84.1
Mini Van	1.7	1.1	1173.1	4.1	1.1	52.0
Passenger Cars Total	116.2	77.3	480.6	307.2	79.0	87.0
Commercial Vehicles Total	34.0	22.6	280.8	81.8	21.0	96.3
Grand Total	150.3	100.0	418.9	389.0	100.0	88.9

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Feb. 2021	Feb. 2020	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Feb. 2021	Jan.- Feb. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	Changan/Chana	CS75	32,697	3,866	745.8%	74,868	29,639	152.6%
2	Haval	Haval H6	31,710	5,071	525.3%	78,078	31,485	148.0%
3	Buick	Excelle GT	25,590	0	-%	52,988	10,086	425.4%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	24,970	2,473	909.7%	62,107	37,441	65.9%
5	VW	Bora	20,819	4,107	406.9%	56,779	34,014	66.9%
6	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINI	20,167	-	-%	56,929	-	-%
7	VW	Sagitar	19,165	2,828	577.7%	56,126	29,122	92.7%
8	Honda	CR-V	16,675	0	-%	42,785	21,776	96.5%
9	Changan/Chana	Eado	15,043	2,214	579.4%	38,580	8,774	339.7%
10	Geely	Bo Yue	14,381	3,563	303.6%	44,578	27,035	64.9%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Feb. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	11.6	284.7%
2	SAIC VW	9.9	255.8%
3	Changan Automobile	9.8	666.3%
4	SAIC-GM-Wuling	8.0	442.7%
5	SAIC GM	7.9	469.8%
6	Geely Automobile	7.0	276.1%
7	Great Wall	6.8	1085.2%
8	Dongfeng Nissan	6.4	404.9%
9	GAC Toyota	5.1	337.0%
10	FAW Toyota	4.9	516.0%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for February 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for February 2021.
Toyota sold 117,400 units in February in China, reflecting a 393.3% year-over-year (y/y) increase. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to February totaled 306,900 units, reflecting an 81.4% y/y increase.
On March 3, Honda announced that its February sales were 81,556 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 622.5%. YTD sales totaled 239,013 units, reflecting a 48.0% y/y increase. Sales of the CR-V exceeded 10,000 units in February. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 10,864 units in February.
Nissan announced on March 5 that it sold 75,628 units in February, reflecting a 400.5% y/y increase in sales. YTD sales totaled 221,873 units, reflecting a 66.5% y/y increase. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima, Sylphy, Tiida, X-Trail and Qashqai increased in February.
On March 5, Mazda announced that sales in February reached 10,557 units, reflecting a 334.4% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 31,191 units, reflecting a 33.3% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Feb. 2021	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	117,400	393.3%	306,900	81.4%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Mar. 8, 2021
Nissan	75,628	400.5%	221,873	66.5%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Mar. 8, 2021
Honda	81,556	622.5%	239,013	48.3%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Mar. 4, 2021
Mazda	10,557	334.4%	31,191	33.3%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Mar. 8, 2021
Mitsubishi	3,564	420.0%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Mar. 29, 2021
Subaru	704	490.0%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Mar. 29, 2021

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, January 2021

Feb 9, 2021

	Jan. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	97.4	38.9	31.6
MPV	8.2	3.3	8.6
SUV	97.1	38.8	25.2
Mini Van	1.7	0.7	-18.1
Passenger Cars Total	204.5	81.7	26.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	45.8	18.3	43.1
Grand Total	250.3	100.0	29.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　(Note) The below chart includes estimates

	Jan. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	88.19	43.1	44.8
Japanese brands	46.37	22.7	16.9
German brands	44.31	21.7	13.7
American brands	18.15	8.9	24.7
Korean brands	6.05	3.0	5.7
French brands	0.84	0.4	81.8

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Jan. 2021
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	89.6	37.5	38.2
MPV	8.3	3.5	18.3
SUV	90.6	37.9	29.8
Mini Van	2.4	1.0	-4.8
Passenger Cars Total	191.0	80.0	32.4
Commercial Vehicles Total	47.8	20.0	44.3
Grand Total	238.8	100.0	34.6

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jan. 2021	Jan. 2020	Y-o-Y
1	Haval	Haval H6	46,368	26,414	75.5%
2	VW	Lavida	42,323	35,898	17.9%
3	Changan/Chana	CS75	42,171	25,773	63.6%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	37,137	34,968	6.2%
5	VW	Sagitar	36,961	26,294	40.6%
6	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINI	36,762	-	-%
7	VW	Bora	35,960	29,907	20.2%
8	Geely	Bo Yue	30,197	23,472	28.7%
9	Nissan	14th Sylphy/Sylphy	29,689	18,627	59.4%
10	Toyota	Levin	29,139	24,401	19.4%

Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

-	Maker	Jan. 2021 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	FAW-VW	23.2	24.0%
2	SAIC VW	16.6	13.7%
3	SAIC GM	15.0	20.8%
4	Changan Automobile	14.9	97.8%
5	Geely Automobile	14.6	33.2%
6	Dongfeng Nissan	12.4	22.5%
7	SAIC-GM-Wuling	12.0	31.9%
8	Great Wall	10.9	72.0%
9	Dongfeng Honda	9.0	22.5%
10	GAC Toyota	8.7	28.5%

Source: CPCA

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for January 2021
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for January 2021.
Toyota sold 189,500 units in January in China, reflecting a 30.4% year-over-year (y/y) increase.
On February 3, Honda announced that its January sales were 157,457 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 4.8%. In January, sales of the Accord, Vezel, Breeze, Civic and XR-V topped 10,000 units, while sales of the CR-V exceeded 20,000 units. Sales of models equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient dual-motor hybrid power system, totaled 22,150 units in January.
Nissan announced on February 5 that it sold 146,245 units in January, reflecting a 23.8% y/y increase in sales. By model, sales of the 7th-generation Altima, Sylphy, X-Trail, Qashqai, Murano and Terra increased in January.
On February 5, Mazda announced that sales in January reached 20,634 units, reflecting a 1.6% y/y decrease.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Jan. 2021	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	189,500	30.4%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Feb.8, 2021
Nissan	146,245	23.8%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Feb.8, 2021
Honda	157,457	4.8%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Feb. 4, 2021
Mazda	20,634	-1.6%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Feb.8, 2021
Mitsubishi	8,769	-8.4%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Feb.8, 2021
Subaru	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	-

Source: Releases by each company

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